Home / 24,206.12-36,311.04-6,675.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 24,206.12, 36,311.04 and 6,675.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 24,206.12, 36,311.04 and 6,675.80 is: 10,014.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,206.12 : 36,311.04 = 6,675.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,206.12/36,311.04 = 6,675.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,206.12x = 36,311.04 × 6,675.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,206.12x = 242,405,240.83
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 242,405,240.83/24,206.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,014.21

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.